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To Be or Not to Be

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  • Movie
  • 1983
  • PG
  • 1h 47m

Directed by Alan Johnson

6.7

TMDB audience rating
6.7 out of 10 from 248 votes

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Overview

A bad Polish actor is just trying to make a living when Poland is invaded by the Germans in World War II. His wife has the habit of entertaining young Polish officers while he's on stage, which is also a source of depression to him. When one of her officers comes back on a Secret Mission, the actor takes charge and comes up with a plan for them to escape.

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Cast and crew

  • Mel Brooks

    Mel BrooksDr. Frederick Bronski

  • Anne Bancroft

    Anne BancroftAnna Bronski

  • Tim Matheson

    Tim MathesonLt. Andre Sobinski

  • Charles Durning

    Charles DurningCol. Erhardt

  • José Ferrer

    José FerrerProf. Siletski

  • George Gaynes

    George GaynesRavitch

  • Christopher Lloyd

    Christopher LloydCapt. Schultz

  • George Wyner

    George WynerRatkowski

  • Lewis J. Stadlen

    Lewis J. StadlenLupinsky

  • Jack Riley

    Jack RileyDobish

  • James "Gypsy" Haake

    James "Gypsy" HaakeSasha

  • Ronny Graham

    Ronny GrahamSondheim

  • Estelle Reiner

    Estelle ReinerGruba

  • Zale KesslerBieler

  • ScampMutki

  • Earl Boen

    Earl BoenDr. Boyarski

  • Ivor Barry

    Ivor BarryGeneral Hobbs

  • William GloverMajor Cunningham

Director
Alan Johnson
Writer
Melchior Lengyel, Ernst Lubitsch and Thomas Meehan
Music
John Morris
Cinematography
Gerald Hirschfeld